Reversible hand-covering



C. M. PUTNAM.

REVERSIBLE HAND COVERING. APPLICATION FILED 0CT. 1. 191.7.

' Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

(1 Roam e1 UNITED stares PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLOTTE M. P TNAM, or rA Ls CITY, NEBRASKA.

*nEvEnsIBLE HAnD-oovEnIne.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

Application filed October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,186.

tion to simplify and reduce the cost of manufacture of constructions ofreversible mittens of the type disclosed in my prior Patent No.1,231,694 granted August 21, 1917, and provide novel details in the construction and arrangement of parts with a view to higher efiieiencygenerally.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts Will beapparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connectionwith the specific'description hereinafter contained, and wherein thepreferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose ofimparting a full adjacent the longitudinal line 2 and as will beunderstood, forms a suitable thumb part. A second tongue 4 is formed byslitting the material of the blank 1 at a point adjacent one side edgethereof and serves as a second thumb part.

It is to be noted that the side edge carrying the tongue 4 is formed orcut as at 5 in order that the same will project slightly beyond theopposite side edgeproviding a flap-like extension which, when thecoinciding parts of the blank 1 are folded together, may be turned oversaid opposite edge and the adjacent edges of the blank joined bystitching.

Those portions of the blank intermediate the tongues 3 and 4 obviouslyserve as an eflicient wrist covering for the wearer, it being understood'that the marginal edges of the same are alsounited by stitching.

Thumb blanks (3 of the type illustrated in Fig. 3 are provided and oneis stitched or otherwise securedto the edges of the thumb part 3 andalong the edges of the-slits in the main blank 1 defining the part 3thereby forming a pocket for the reception of the thumb of the wearer.The other thumb blank 6 is stitched to the thumb part 4 and along oneside edge to the edge of the slit in the blank 1 defining the part 4. Aportion of the opposite side edge of said other blank 6 is secured alongthe side edge of the blank 1 opposite the thumb part 4 thereby forming asecond pocket for the reception'of the thumb when the glove is reversedand worn upon the other hand of the wearer.

Owing to the manner of inclosing one edge'of the blank in the flap ofthe other edge the joint between the meeting edges of the blank ismaterially reinforced. Further, due to the positioning of the thumbparts 3 and 4, the glovemay be readily reversed, that is, useduponreither the right or left hand of a person. Joining of thecoinciding parts of the blank by stitching is also facilitated, due tothe positioning or arrangement of the thumb parts 3 and 4, it beingnoted that but a single row of stitching is required. V

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claim, Iconsider within the spirit of my in vention. v

I claim v I In a reversible mitten, a one piece body foldedlongltudinallyto provide a front and back and having a pair of slitsadjacent the line of fold providing a tongue and another slit adjacentone side edge providing a second tongue, a thumb blank-secured to thefirst tongue and edges of the pair ofslits,

and a second thumb blank secured to the second tongue and to the edge ofsaid-other slit and directly to the side edge of the body opposite thesecond tongue.

. In testimony whereof, I .affix'my signature hereto.

CHARLOTTE M. PUT-MAN.

